Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

I hunt in a very thick wooded location and this weekend will be my first black powder outing. I want to be safe, but would it be unsafe to cock the hammer back and keep the safety on?

When I pull the hammer back it is pretty loud, but If I dropped the rifle from my stand could it fire back??? I'm guessing the answer is yes and I should just wait to pull the hammer back. Please don't bash me just looking for what you guys do. Thanks

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

I personally do not & suggest not to have the hammer cocked for safety sake, it only takes a second to make life turn bad when an accident like this could produce where as it only takes a second to cock the hammer back to ready the shot when that nice Buck come by.

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

I wouldn't. I'll probably get blasted for this, but what I dois when I'm cocking the hammer I keep my finger LIGHTLY on the trigger so that it doesn't make noise. Just enough pressure to keep it from snapping.

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

Yeah, getting a deer is not worth my life, I will try and pull it back as quietly as possible.

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

A little to risky for me. I usually cock my gun when I see or hear a deer coming. "Most" of the time, when a deer hears something, he'll freeze and look around for what made the noise. If you have the gun shouldered, it's just a matter of aiming and pulling the trigger. Safety is always #1.:D

Good luck and God bless,

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

I cut a small length of plastic tube, and tied a rawhide thong to it. The other end ties to the trigger guard. The plastic tube slips over the cap. I can gently let the hammer down on the tube or leave it cocked.

I tested it on a UNLOADED empty gun with a live cap. The test was successfull for as many trigger pulls as I cared to try. The tube fits tight enough to stay in place, but still slides off the cap to fire without dis-lodging the cap from the nipple.

Of course this all sounds good in theory until the deer hears the trigger being set[8D]

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RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

I guess some of us have our own way of doing things according to our own logic.
I like a hammer rifle like the Omega or Encore or Triumph because I CAN EASE THE HAMMER AND THE TRIGGER BACK AT THE SAME TIME AND GENTILLY LET THE TRIGGER BACK BEFOREI EASE UP ON THE HAMMER SO IT IS COCKED WITH OUT A SOUND. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS IF YOUR HAND SLIPS OR YOU GET THINGS IN THE WRONG ORDER, KEEP THE GUN POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION. Do not try this with any other type action. I would strongly suggest if you wish to try this you do it with an empty gun first. Lee

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

There's no excuse good 'nuff for carrying cocked....

From the way you word your post I'll assume you are using a sidelock, whichsidelock has a "safety" though?

Heck, much of my CF hunting is done with a full mag box but an empty chamber.

A cold chamber is hard to get to go off accidentally................

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

This is what I was attempting to say in my response but lemoyne put itinto words a lot better that I did. If you do decide to use this method make sure you try it many-many times w/an unloaded gun before to try it w/a loaded one.

RE: Do you leave the hammer cocked back??
 

Okay....he's using one of those Omega type things, hammer plus safety.

Brain dead this morning, my apologies...............